IFNL3 and neoplasm: Consistent with this, we observed a negative correlation between miR-122 abundance in non-tumor tissue from HCV-infected human subjects and the GT versus TT genotype at the rs8099917 locus in the IL28B gene (p=0.011, Figure 5A) that is predictive of a poor response to Peg-IFN/RBV therapy [37].